Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 February 1943 — Page 3
township Democratic patronage.
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CITED BY FOES
1°92 Marion County Members|
- Join Opposition; Vote Is 57 to 31.
By ROBERT BLOEM The Chamber of Commerce bill
to place the entire city of ndi-| §
anapolis in one township was killed| §
by the house of representatives yes-
? terday after one of the hottest un-
der-cover pressure group fights of
the. session so fai. Under the opposition of township officials the. Marion county delegation split and two of the 12 members voted ‘against the measure which would have spread the city’s poor relief burden among all the city’s residents. Reps. Alva Baxter and J. Otto Lee voted “no” to add weight to the 57 to 31 defeat of the bill. The fight to block the measure ‘was led from the outside by Paul Teagarden, assessor of Washington township, one ‘of the townships scheduled under the bill to lose a portion of its jurisdiction to Center township. In carrying the controversy to the legislature as a
- whole, Mr. Teagarden made a writ-
ten appeal to Republican members pointing out that the measure, amon gother things, would deprive 52 Republican township officials of their jobs and increase Center
Baxter Leads Opposition
Rep. Baxter led the floor fight for the opposition when the bill came up for passage yesterday although he was présent at the meeting of the committee on affairs of Indianapolis when it recommended the bill unanimously for passage recently. In Washington township alone, Rep. Baxter told the house, the property valuation would be reduced from $93,000,000 to $16,000,000 by having that part of the township within the city limits annexed to Center. “The people in these four fownships, botl¥ inside and outside of Indianapolis don’t want it,” Rep. Baxter declared. Cites Lack of Appeal
“This bill is sponsored by the big taxpayers in Center township—the apartment . owners, the contractors, the board of trade, the Chamber of Commerce, the hotels and the merchants—who want the people who live outside of Center township to help them pay their taxes. “It’s exactly the same as if I had 12 children and you had six, and I sent three of mine over to live with you. The folks in these other townships ‘take care of their own relief and they don’t want part of Center township’s load.” Rep. Baxter charged that the bill prohibited any remonstrance or any appeal to the- courts from the change of township boundaries and that “no edict issued by Hitler @ver was mare arbitrary.” »
Defended by Claffey
Rep. Harry W. Claffey (R. Indi‘anapolis), author of the bill, explained that assessment rates in the townships involved already were much higher for persons within the city than for those outside and insisted that the residents outside the city limits would be only slightly affected by the change as far as tax rates were concerned. Rep. Earl B. Teckemeyer (R. Indianapolis) ‘pointed out that the
“entire city is taxed for schools in
any part of the city, regardless of what townships that part of the
.gity was in.
The purpose of the present bill, he said, was to put the support of poor relief on a similar community basis, making it a city rather than & township problem.
2 HELD IN KILLING * HONOLULU, Feb. 9 (U. P.).—Two
. unidentified soldiers have been
charged with manslaughter as a result of the death of Pvt. Mark M. Gillespie, Hot Springs, Va., in a fist fight in the Waikiki district last Friday.
This sign at ‘the south side of the state house was termed “une fair to the people” by Senator Samuel Johnson (R. Anderson) in a senate committee hearing yes-
terday. : He said the sign directed wouldbe license plate purchasers to go across the street to purchase their plates at the county license bureau headquarters operated by James Bradford, “thus giving Mr. Bradford the 25-cent notary fees that would go into the state general fund if the plates were purchased at the state license bureau offices in the basement of the state house.”
|SCHRICKER GETS
BOUNDARY BILL
House Completes Action on Measure Restoring Power
Plant to Decatur.
A bill to take the Harding st. power plant tax plum out of Perry township and place it back in Decatur township needed only the signature of Governor Schricker today to become law. The house of representatives passed the bill yesterday after a brief debate. It provides that the boundary line between the two townships be restored to what it was before county commissioners reyised it several years ago. At that time the Indianapolis Power & Light Co. plant was taken from Decatur township and placed in Perry,
‘Justice,’ Say Legislators
Decatur township, which had built a school on the strength of property valuation - including - the Harding ‘st. plant, carried its fight through the courts, but the appellate court finally upheld the decision of the commissioners. In passing the bill to restore the old boundary line, ‘legislators said that “justice was on the side of Decatur.” The house also passed and sent to the senate another local bill taking control of the Marion county welfare department away from Circuit Judge Earl Cox and placing it in the hands of the juvenile judge. The bill also provides that the county welfare director be appointed by the county board instead of by the state board as is done under the present setup.
Uniformity Is Urged
Only objection to the passage of the welfare bill came from Lake county representatives who. contended that Marion county should be treated as ‘are all the other counties in the state and that, for the sake of uniformity, control of the
remain in the hands of the circuit judge. Rep. Earl B. Teckemeyer (R. Indianapolis) told the house the change was sought because of “unpleasantness” that had kept the Marion county department in a “constant uproar” and admitted that if the proposed setup doesn’t work out, still another system would be suggested at the next geéneral as-
sembly.
county welfare department should |
HOSPITAL BILL'S
PATH IS ROCKY May Die ~ Unless County Patient - Problem Is Solved.
Mayor Tyndall's bill to take City hospital “out of politics” may die in committee, legislators indicated today, unless some agreement can be reached on what to do about the patients coming in from outside Indianapolis. Members of the affairs of Indianapolis committee said there was considerable agitation for making City hospital a county-wide institution, and added that whatever may be done, the bill will not be satisfactory to the entire committee until the county problem is dealt with. Rep. Charles P. Ehlers (R. Indianapolis), head of the Marion
man of the committee, said information had been received that the hospital books already carry around $400,000 in unpaid bills for treatment of patients from : townships outside the city limits.
Favor Pay-Up Clause
Committee sentiment, he said, 1favored at least some provision added to the present bill to require that township trustees pay: for treatment of indigent patients sent to the hospital. Other members of the delegation
action on county patients the bill could not come out with a unanimous recommendation for passage. They pointed out that if the local delegation is divided on the merits of the bill, it stands little chance of being passed by the house as a whole. They point to yesterday’s action on the- bill to place the entire city of Indianapolis in Center township as indicative. of what happens on local bills on which the delegation cannot agree. The house defeated tthe ‘bill, 57 to 31, after hearing Marion county representatives talk both for and against the measure.
Oppose Trustee Idea
It now has been tentatively agreed, Rep. Ehlers said, to amend the hospital bill to eliminate entirely the board of trustees which was to have appointed the board of directors, which, in turn, would manage the hospital’s affairs. The committee reported strong opposition to the board of trustees idea on the grounds that appoint ment of trustees by the mayor, federal judge, circuit judge, city council and governor decentralized responsibility to too great an extent. The plan now being considered provides that the mayor appoint the directors, but this proposal has led to the objection that the original purpose of taking the hospital out of politics would be defeated by turning it right back to the mayor. “If the mayor is going to appoint the directors,” one committee member said, “we might as well leave it the way it is and let the mayorappointed board of health run the hospital.” Rep. Earl B. Teckemeyer (R. Indianapolis) indicated he would hold out for placing the board of health itself and all administration pertaining to health problems and san-
.{itation, food inspection and the
like under non-political management.
Predicts Giant Ocean Clippers
NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (U. P.).— Capt. R. O. D, Sullivan, PanAmerican airways pilot who has just completed his 100th transAtlantic flight, today predicted that flying boats three times the size ‘of the present ones would shuttle across the Atlantic in the future. The flier envisioned planes carrying 100 passengers on six roundtrips daily between the United States and Europe following the war. They would be of 250,000 pounds gross weight as compared with the 84,000 pounds gross of the present Pan-American clippers, he explained.
in Committee;
county house delegation and chair-}
said flatly that without some direct|
‘BY EARL RICHERT
WELLL IT LOOKS 25.18) the Theiss 00a) 'oBtioh Hl and 1s regeloyssivts way provide the Soeworks Gat WH Sep #8 leghlenve | session from being an utterly dull one. :
The angry senators who blame
of State Rue Alexander
for them being put on the spot by the bill's introduction have lost no time in adopting an “eye-for-eye” policy. Senator Robert G. Miller
(R. Bloomington), chairman of |
the powerful senate Judiciary A committee, pulled the Johnson bill to strip'Mr. Alexander of his auto license bureau patronage out of his pocket yesterday and placed it before the committee for action. That bill had been buried in the committee since January 20. Senator Samuel Johnson (R. Anderson), the bill's author, presented an amendment to the bill which ‘would leave the license | bureau office in the state house under Mr. Alexander’s control but would strip him of the patronage that really counts for political organization purposes by giving the license branches in the various ‘counties to the county assessors. As originally drawn, Senator Johnson’s bill would have transferred the state house license bureau headquarters to Republican State Treasurer James Givens, But Mr. Givens, anxious not
to become embroiled in an intra- |
party fight, told Mr. Johnson and other senators that he didn’t want it. ; Several committee members wanted to recommend the bill for passage immediately but others wanted to give Mr. Alexander a chance to be heard. . So, to satisfy all elements and yet lose no time, Chairman Miller decided have Mr. Alexander appear, before the committee at 3:30 p. m. today. (The “finger” is on Mr. Alexander because he is the sixth district G. O. P. chairman, the district from which Senator Milton Thompson, the bill's author comes. Mr. Alexander said he had talked to Senator Thompson and tried to keep him from introducing the bill but that from now on he was going to keep “hands off” the local option controversy.)
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Johnson Flays Alexander
Senator Johnson told the Judiciary A committee members that Republican leaders in 40 counties were unsatisfied with the county license bureau managership ap=
pointments made by Mr. Alexander, “He has flouted the wishes of organization leaders in a number. of counties and has put in his own personal friends. . “He'll tell you that he doesn’t like this bill,” Senator Johnson said. “And he’ll be right because this bill will tear down his playhouse.” * : The Anderson senator referred. to the sign at the south side of the state house that tells people that the official license bureau branch is across the street. “Why, you know why that is there,” Senator Johnson remarked. “That’s so people wanting license plates will go across the street to buy their plates and Jim Bradford (county license bureau manager and former county G. O. P. chairman) will ~get their two-bit notary fees. “If they went into the basement of the- state house to buy their plates, the notary fees would go to the state of Indiana. . “Now, I ask you, is that being fair to the people?” ” ® &
Sore at Stevenson : Republican resentment of the appointment of A. J. Stevenson, former Democratic appellate court judge, as state banking’ commissidner by Governor Schricker will come to light when the. state budget. bill reaches the floor of the house. ‘An amendment has been drawn to slash Mr. Stevenson's salary as. banking commissioner from $6000 to $4000 annually.” ° “We don’t like this business of
IN INDIANAPOLIS—VITAL STATISTICS
HERE IS THE TRAFFIC RECORD FATALITIES County City 13
Total
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MONDAY rears COURT Cases Convic- Fines Tried tions Paid 21 $257
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" EVENTS TOMORROW Tin 8 Sam. collection for homes south of
Boy Scouts will serve in federal, state, county and local offices. Junior Chamber of Commerce, luncheon, Hotel Washington, noon. Central States Petroleum assgelation, meeting, Hotel Washington, 1 a Lutheran Pastors i 3 Marion Sun: 3 Yaining Shoe], First. 8 sion churc Tr Reni’ Estate board, luncheon meeting, Claypool hotel, noon. Operative club, luncheon meeting, Columbia club, noon.
Y.M.C. A, 6 Putidue Alumni in b; luncheon, Hotel Sev2 noon. Shell OIl Co., meeting, Hotel Washington,
MARRIAGE LICENSES
These lists are from official records in the county court house. The
Claude L. Sturgeon, 22, of 1104 N. Denny; “Virginia 8 Hukd, | B City. Robert Lo Em 22; of 801 E. Jeff Franklin, Ind.; Janet Roth Charles, 23, of 3305 Park.
James Allen Bennett, 16, of 9056 Elm; be Georgta
Estell Huddleston, 18, of 933
Robert 2452 N. HardEs ia 21, of 733 N.
Jr., 26, of 5735 Central; of 15 Ne,
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Louis Charles Culmann, Ft. Harrison; Eulala Joy Miller, an 2 ‘8211 E. 46th John Henry Hall, 21, of 2822 N. Capitol; Ida Mae Brown, 18, of 2185 Kenwood. Clyde E. Cole, 38, Ft. Hartson; ane Ser, I 37, of 3340 W. 98th, an Thomas Gardtier Whitcomb, 25, 1802 Talbott; Mary Kay Brocker, 20, of 1827 N. Talbott.
BIRTHS
Girls
Francis, Helen Richardson, at James, aonh Burford, at St. Heinz, R cen’ Bennie, Naomi i= at St. Vincent's. Prank, Anna Mae Holden, at cent’'s. Gene, Anna bi at Coleman. ‘William, Mar
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Pauline Dorn, at Wilbert, Francis Vo at 1825 Russell, Marie Hodson, at 619 Bran William, Genevieve McFarland, at 611]
Virgil, ‘Clara: Torrence, at pL
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cerebral hemo Lewis iar rota 83, at 819 Paca, cardior tole : Allen williams, Fi at Veterans, inrotsinal obstruct Amanda Schrader, 03, at 1440 Woodlawn, chronic myocarditis. eumonia. Saat at “287 Baitimore, oa. Morow, #9, at 2153 N lar renal. at Riley, hypostatic pneu-
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tude toward the legislative banking committees,” commented one irifluential Republican legislator. / Mr. Stevenson, a close personal friend of Governor Schricker, was defeated for re-election to the appellate court last November.
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LONDON, Feb. 9 (U. P.).—The Morocco radio reported last night
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (U. P)— Some 200,000 retail shoe stores resumed the sale of shoes today, but customers henceforth must have ration coupon 17 as well as Honey to buy them. - The 33-hour sales “freeze,” which was clamped down without | was warning at 3 p. m. Sunday, ended at 12:01 a. m. today. The ration will be about three pairs of shoes per person a _.year, one pair being purchasable between now and
June 15. One of the major problems, offi-
cials admitted, will be how to keep
| fast-growing youngsters in shoes on
a three-pair-a-year basis. They suggested formation of “shoe exchanges” similar to those-in Great Britain, Germany and other European countries. Rritish parents for some time have been “trading” children’s shoes, which are in good condition but which the wearers have outgrown, for a larger pair. That, of course, doesn’t take care of childen
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